Middle East
A decade of failed hope Or A Time for a different concert in Damascus
Monday, 06 September 2010 08:06
Ten years ago, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad replaced his father as president. It was a moment of hope for many in Syria. One of those who rejoiced was Ali Abdullah, a writer, activist, and partner to the Damascus Declaration, a process that produced a document calling for political reform and an end to the emergency law. But in 2007 Abdullah was arrested along with 40 others who signed the declaration. After two-and-a-half in prison, coinciding with the festivities celebrating Assad’s first decade in power, Abdullah was brought up on additional charges. Abdullah must now appear before a military court as a result of statements he made from prison about Lebanese-Syrian relations and electoral fraud committed by the Iranian government.
Chances of diplomacy on Iran fade as war hawks get louder
Monday, 06 September 2010 08:06
The White House invited a group of senior American journalists last week to a “background session” regarding the administration’s Iran policy.Senior National Security Council members were also present during the meeting. Surprisingly, US President Barack Obama largely took the lead and informed participants on the administration’s tough Iran policy, signaling a message that the fourth round of sanctions on Iran to push the Islamic republic to halt its nuclear program have started to affect the country.
The Debate of Axis Shift and Turkey-Middle East Relations
Monday, 06 September 2010 08:06
In the International Relations discipline, foreign policies of states are analyzed through considering main assumptions of different paradigms. Foreign policy of a state can be analyzed at system level, state level or individual level. At system level analysis, the effect of the system on states’ foreign policies are examined through defining a system paying attention to factors such as the structure of the system, alliances, distribution of power and blocs, etc. The Realist, Neo-Realist and Globalist paradigms analyze states’ foreign policies at the system level.
Approaches of Caucasus to Israeli Aggression
Monday, 06 September 2010 08:06
There has been a great resistance in the international arena to Israeli operation on volunteers who tried to help Gaza. Everybody who is against Israel or not pointed out that Israeli action was not acceptable for the values of humanity. Especially some groups which bear religious or humane values held great meetings and discussed Israel’s position in the region.
‘Pro-Israel stance of US to halt Obama’s Middle East peace process’
Monday, 06 September 2010 08:06
As if the falling influence of the traditional Turkish-US-Israeli alliance was not enough, the US was forced to choose between its two key allies, which have grown apart over the past two years, as a result of Israel’s attack on an aid flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip earlier this week.By not openly condemning the Jewish state the US chose Israel, claiming that the Israeli assault was a reflection of its legitimate security concerns. American experts believe the US demarche will more likely halt US President Barack Obama’s success in pushing the Middle East peace processes forward.
